Milk-can



(No Model.)

A. V. SMITH.

MILK GAN.

Patented Dec. 2l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADDISON YV. SMITH, OF CORTLAND, NEW YORK.

MILK-CAN..V

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,822, dated December2.1, 1897. 'application filed April 9, 1897. Serial No. 631.462. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADDISON V. SMITH, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Cortland, in the county ofCortland and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Milk-Can,of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to certain improvements in milk-cans, andespecially that class of milk-cans used for holding milk to be retailed;and the object of the invention is to provide a' milk-can of a simpleand inexpensive nature adapted for use by retail milkdealers, thedevicev being so constructed as to permit of draining substantially allthe milk from the can Without requiring the can to be tipped to pour outthe Inilk therefrom.

The invention consists in a milk-can having its bottom formed with adepending marginal iiange and a central cup-like depression or chamberthe cross-sectional area of which is less than that of the mouth of thecan and a dipper comprising a cup having a handle and of a size to litinto said cup-like depression in the bottom of the can.

The invention also contemplates certain novel features of theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of the partsV of'the improvedcan, whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device ismade simpler, cheaper, and otherwise better adapted for use, all as willbe hereinafter fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in theclaims.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I have shown inthe accompanying drawings a milk-can embodying my improvements, in whichdrawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the under side of theimproved can; and Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken axially throughthe improved milk-can, showing the dipper and cover of the can inposition. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken through the can in theplane indicated by the line o, a in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview showing the dipper employed in connection with the improved can.

In the views, 1 indicates the body portion of the improved milk-can,this being made,as shown in the drawings, of a cylindrical form andbeing provided with a reduced neck portion 2, connected with the upperpart of said body 1 by means of l aV tapered or beveled shoulder 3, thearrangement of the parts being such that the mouth of thecan is alinedwith the axis of the cylindrical body portion 1 thereof.

The can is provided with a bottom 4:,which is made saucer-shaped orconvexed on its upper surface, as clearly shown in the sectional viewFig. 2, so that the central portion of said bottom is at a lower levelthan the marginal edges thereof, and said edges lof the bottom areconnected with the inner sides of the body portion 1 at a pointconsiderably above the lower edges of said body portion, so that saidlower edges of the body portion project below the bottom 4 of the canand form a depending marginal flange extending around the lower part ofthe can and forming a foot or base upon which the can rests. If desired,the edge of said depending flange or foot 5 may be reinforced in anypreferred Way, and in practice I prefer to form the body portion l ofthe can with a bead 6, extending around it and pressed outward, soas toform a recess, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, wherein the marginal edges ofthe saucershaped or convexed bottom 4 of the can are held. I do not,however, desire to limit my- -self to the exact construction of theseparts shown, since it 'is' evident that the foot or base 5 may beformedindependentlyof the body portion 1 of the can.

The neck 2 of the improved can is formed with a flange 6 at its upperedge, and this iiange forms a flared mouth at the upper end of saidneck,'and said mouth is adapted to be closed by means of a covercomprising a cap or plate 7, having a convexed under side and ofcircular form, said plate being of a diameter greater than the flangedportion of the neck, so as to iit closely over the same, and beingprovided with a handle 8 on its upper side and with a tubular bodyportion 9, projecting centrally from the under side of said cap andadapted to ft centrallyiu the neck 2 of the can.

At the center of the saucer-shaped bottom is formed a cup-.likedepression or chamber 10, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, thischamber being formed of a circular casing IOO having a closed bottom andhaving its upper edges secured to the edges of a circular opening formedin the bottom 4 of the can in such a way that said casing projectsbelowr the under side of said bottom Within the space inclosed by thedepending marginal ange 5 at the lower part of the can.

In connection with the improved milk-can, constructed as abovedescribed, I employ a dipper, (shown in detail in Fig. 4,) this dippercomprising a cup 11 of a size and shape to fit Within the cup-likedepression or chamber l0, formed in the bottom of the can, and being ofsuch a depth that when it is arranged in said chamber its upper edgewill be substantially flush with the upper surface of the bottom 4 ofthe can,so that the milk within the can will flow over its upper edgesand into the cup. The cup is provided with a pouring-lip 12, extendingpart way around its edge, so that the milk can beV conveniently pouredfrom the dipper, and with a handle portion 14, projecting upwardly fromone side of said cup and arranged to project up adjacent to the flaredmouth of the can, as shown in Fig. 2, when the cup of the dipperisinserted in said chamber 10 in the bottom of the can. By preference thehandle portion 14 of the dipper is secured to the edge of the cup 11, atone end of the lip 12 thereof, so that the milk can be convenientlypoured from the dipper, and a part of the edge of said cup will be leftfree to per- `mit the milk to run from the bottom of the can over thesame and into the cup. A

From the above description it will be seen that the improved milk-can isof an extremely simple and inexpensive nature and is especially welladapted for use by retail milkdealers, since it permits substantiallyall of the milk contained in the can to be removed therefrom withoutnecessitating the tipping of the can to pour out the milk. The improvedmilk-can is also especially adapted for use by milk-peddlers, and whenmade especially for this purpose it will usually be preferable toprovide the can with a bail 15, secured at its ends to lugs 16,projecting from opposite sides of the upper portion of the body of thecan, so that the can can be conveniently carried about. It will also beobvious from the above description that the invention is capable of somemodification without material departure from its principles and spirit,and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself tothe precise form and arrangement of the various parts herein set forth.

Having thus described my invention, I claim# 1. A milk-can comprising ashell, and a flared bottom which is provided with a central depression,forming a receptacle in vertical alinement with the open mouth of thecan, combined with a clipper having its cup fitted in the receptacle andserving as a means for removing any contents of the can which may drainthereto, substantially as set forth.

2. In a milk-can, a bottom provided with a central depression forming achamber, and united to the shell of the can on a line considerably abovethe lower edge thereof, to provide a marginal fiange that depends belowthe bottom and its depression to form a base whereon the can `may rest,combined with a dipper arranged within the can to have its cup fit thecentral depression in the bottom, whereby all the contents of the canmay be removed without tilting or inverting the can, as and for thepurpose described.

3. A milk-can consisting of a body portion having a neck at its upperpart and provided lwith a bottom extending across its lower portionabove its lower edge, the lower edge of the body portion projectingbelowsaid bottom and forming a base or foot whereon the can rests, andsaid bottom being formed with a central cup -like depression or chamberextending down within the space inclosed by said base or foot,incombination with a dipperhavinga cup of a size and form to it withinsaid cup-like depression and of a depth such that its upper edge issubstantially flush with the bottom of the can, and a handle secured tosaid cup and arranged to extend up adjacent to the mouth of the can,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ADDISON V. SMITH.

Witnesses:

J. W. ANGELL, T. N. HoLLIsTER.

